Huntington’s Disease Society of America has created this Privacy Policy to outline why we collect particular information and how we will protect your personal privacy within our Web site. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for the Web site located at the URL www.hdsa.org

In order to fully understand your rights, we encourage you to read this Privacy Policy as well as our Terms of Use. Huntington’s Disease Society of America reserves the right at any time and without notice to change this Privacy Policy simply by posting such changes on our Site.

Any such change will be effective immediately upon posting.

1. Because we want to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy, this Privacy Policy notifies you of;
2. What personally identifiable information of yours is collected through the Site;
3. Who collects such information;
4. How such information is used;
5. With whom your information may be shared;
6. What choices you have regarding collection, use and distribution of your information;
7. What kind of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under our control; and
8. How you can correct any inaccuracies in your information.

Questions regarding this statement should be directed to Huntington’s Disease Society of America by sending an email to hdsainfo@hdsa.org. Kindly reference this Privacy Policy in your subject line.

What Information We Collect and How We Use That Information:
Our registration forms require users to give us contact information that may include name, email address, format preference (HTML vs. Text), address, interests, and similar information. We do not request or store sensitive information from our visitors, such as credit card or social security numbers.

We may obtain personally identifiable information about you ONLY if you elect to give us that information. Types of personally identifiable information we ask you to provide may include the following:

-Respond to your inquiry about volunteering time to the Huntington’s Disease Society of America
- Enable you to make a donation
- Purchase a product on our Web site
- Deliver services, such as sending marketing communications and newsletters.

The Huntington’s Disease Society of America will only use your information internally to maintain communication.

Does HDSA SHARE the information I’ve provided

The Huntington’s Disease Society of America will never sell or distribute your information to any third party.

Do I have CHOICES regarding how my information is used?

If your information is currently being used to send you marketing communications, you can opt out at any time. All marketing e-mail communications from HDSA tell you how to stop receiving them.

To opt out of receiving marketing communications from HDSA:

Internet Protocol Address:

We collect an IP address from all visitors to our Site. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the Internet. We use IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server, administer our Site, analyze trends, track users' movement, gather broad demographic information for aggregate use in order for us to improve the site, and deliver customized, personalized content. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Use of "Cookies":

Our Site may use cookies to enhance your experience while using our Site. Cookies are pieces of information that some Web sites transfer to the computer that is browsing that web site and are used for record-keeping purposes at many Web sites. Use of cookies makes Web-surfing easier by performing certain functions such as saving your passwords, your personal preferences regarding your use of the particular Web site and to make sure you don't see the same ad repeatedly. Many consider the use of cookies to be an industry standard.

Your browser is probably set to accept cookies. However, if you would prefer not to receive cookies, you can alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of our Site will not function properly when you view them.

Security:

All information provided to Huntington’s Disease Society of America is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. SSL is a proven coding system that lets your browser automatically encrypt, or scramble, data before you send it to us. We also protect account information by placing it on a secure portion of our Site that is only accessible by certain qualified employees of Huntington’s Disease Society of America. Unfortunately, however, no data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of such information.

Tell-A-Friend:

If a user elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about our Site, we ask them for the friend's name and email address.Huntington’s Disease Society of America will automatically send the friend a one-time email inviting them to visit the Site.Huntington’s Disease Society of America stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email.

Other Web Sites:

Our Site contains links to other Web sites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are entering another Web site for which Huntington’s Disease Society of America has no responsibility. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on all such sites as their policies may be different than ours.

Contacting the Web Site:

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this Site, or your dealings with this Site, you can contact: